Saturday, August 24, 2013

Daily Words of the Buddha for August 24, 2013


Udakañhi nayanti nettikā;
usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ;
dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā;
attānaṃ damayanti paṇḍitā.

Irrigators regulate the rivers;
fletchers straighten the arrow shaft;
carpenters shape the wood;
the wise control themselves.



Dhammapada 6.80

The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, 

translated from the Pali by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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